Jose B. Gonzalez

He has appeared as a guest poet on Univision and American Latino TV and has been a contributor to Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education and National Public Radio (NPR). He has also been featured in CBS New Radio. His poetry has been published in such journals as Quercus Review, Callaloo, The Teacher's Voice, Palabra, Acentos Review, and Colere, and anthologies including the Norton Anthology of American Literature, Coloring Book, Nantucket: A Collection, and Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature, and Ocho. A recording of him reading his poetry is archived in the Library of Congress Palabra Archive that also features such authors as Gabriel García Márquez, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo Neruda, and Jorge Luis Borges. He founded LatinoStories.com. He is a graduate of New London High School, and holds a Bachelor of Science from Bryant University, a Master's in Teaching English from Brown University, and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Rhode Island. He is a professor of English at the United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.

• Name — Jose B. Gonzalez • Birthplace — San Salvador, El Salvador • Occupation — Poet, Educator, Featured Speaker • Nationality — American • Genre — Poetry • Website — http: josebgonzalez.com/ Jose B. Gonzalez is a Latino poet and educator.

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Gonzalez has been a featured speaker throughout the country including at Fairfield University, Rutgers University Pittsburg State University (Kansas), Del Mar College (Corpus Christi, Texas), Cornell University Connecticut College, The Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC, at festivals such as the Newburyport Literary Festival, and the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival. He has presented his poetry in countries such as El Salvador and Spain.